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Professional Development and Other Opportunities

by WFIS | Apr 6, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, WFIS News

Locked Doors, Open Gaps: Rethinking How Schools Spend On Safety Monday, April 6, 9 – 10:30 am, PT Over the past 12 years, schools have increased safety budgets by 350%. As safety budgets have increased, so has the complexity of what schools are being asked to...

Professional Development and Other Opportunities

by WFIS | Mar 23, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, WFIS News

Belonging & More: Empowering Educators to Create Inclusive Classroom Settings Virtual conference for P-12 educators on Saturday, March 28, from 9 am – 3 pm.  This professional development conference equips P–12 educators with practical strategies to foster...

Understanding the “Manosphere”: Awareness for Schools

by WFIS | Mar 23, 2026 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, Educator Training, Student Safety, WFIS News

ESD 189 hosted a webinar on the growing influence of the “manosphere,” an online network of content around masculinity, relationships, and self-improvement. Students often encounter it through common interests like fitness or gaming, with algorithms reinforcing and...

Professional Development and Other Opportunities

by WFIS | Mar 16, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, WFIS News

Earn your M.Ed. at UCDS and become a leader of change in education Learn not just what to teach but how to teach. Our graduate students form a cohort of engaged educators who work to understand how school culture impacts student success and graduate ready to activate...

March Joffe School Safety Webinar

by WFIS | Mar 16, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, Student Safety, WFIS News

March’s session focused on the Middle East conflict implications for US schools in light of the Dept of Homeland Security bulletin about elevated risk of targeted violence/harassment at soft targets (schools, synagogues, public gatherings), lone wolf actors, and...

Professional Development and Other Opportunities

by WFIS | Mar 9, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, WFIS News

Joffee Emergency Services  Join the Joffe live conversation Monday, 3/9 from 9-10:30 am to learn what the current risk environment means for schools, small steps to strengthen preparedness now, and how to communicate calmly with staff and communities. Also, Joffe has...
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